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Temple of Kom Ombo in Aswan, Egypt - Egyptian Temples The history of the construction of the most important Egyptian archaeological temples and Pharaonic monuments to learn more about the Ancient Egypt civilization. Secrets of the Pharaonic civilization that you did not know about the map of the temple from the inside, the reasons for construction, entrance ticket prices, visiting hours, and more to visit the tourist attractions in Aswan to start your cultural trip and visit the tourist attractions in Egypt to learn about Ancient Egypt History. Temple of Kom Ombo Facts Construction period: 205 to 180 BC. Temple construction time: 400 years. Built during the reign of: King Ptolemy VI of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. Decoration: During the reign of Emperor Tiberius Caesar Restoration: Abu al-Hasan al-Shaer Temple type: Double funerary temples for the God Horus and the God Sobek, the most famous Egyptian deities - Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses in the Ancient Egyptian religion. The small town of Kom Ombo is located on the eastern side of the Nile River, 45 kilometres north of Aswan and 800 kilometres south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.. This small city is surrounded by fields of sugar cane and corn, the most famous crops in ancient Egypt, but at the same time it has many temples of the Pharaohs and ancient Egyptian Monuments, including the Temple of Kom Ombo, and the Greek-Roman era temple in Kom Ombo, which overlooks the Nile directly, which makes any Nile cruise approaching the area, visit the temple. The construction of the temple continued for many years after that, from 180 to 169 BC, as each of the pharaohs added to this temple. A large part of the Temple of Kom Ombo, including the Hypostyle Hall, was built during the reign of Emperor Tiberius, indicating the